susan sontag

While researching the history of philosophical arguments about the existence of God, it gradually became clear that my undertaking was in fact a study of masculinity, so shot through were these arguments with gendered assumptions and ideals. And, as a study of masculinity, it was also a study of patriarchy.

Christopher Hitchens cannot be accused of being a name-dropper. The names come positively flinging off the pages of his newly-released memoir, Hitch-22, but can he be blamed for befriending some of the most interesting and influential figures of his time, like Salman Rushdie, Edward…